Police Request Arrest Warrant for Operator of Digital Gyodoso 1st Generation

The first operator A of the internet site 'Digital Gyodoso', which illegally discloses personal information such as the faces and names of sex offenders, is being forcibly deported through Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on the 6th. A was captured by Vietnamese police in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the 22nd of last month. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The police have applied for an arrest warrant for the first operator of the website 'Digital Prison,' who was forcibly repatriated from Vietnam to South Korea.

The Cyber Investigation Unit of the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 7th that it had applied for an arrest warrant against a man in his 30s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation). The pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) for Mr. A is expected to be held as early as the 8th.

Mr. A is suspected of posting personal information and court sentencing results related to suspects and persons involved in digital sex crimes, murder, child abuse, and other cases without permission through the Digital Prison website and Instagram account since March of this year. It has been confirmed that a total of 166 people have had their personal information posted without consent. The related posts amount to 234 cases, including duplicates across different media.

Mr. A was forcibly repatriated from Vietnam to South Korea the day before and was transferred to the Daegu Police Agency, which is in charge of investigating this case. Since May, the police have been investigating Digital Prison and arrested Mr. A in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the 22nd of last month through Interpol and international cooperation investigations.

He tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and began being questioned from the afternoon of the previous day. Mr. A admitted to his crimes during the police investigation but reportedly did not make any special remarks regarding his motive. He also did not express any intention to appoint a lawyer. The police plan to focus on questioning Mr. A about his relationship with the second operator and the existence of other accomplices.

Currently, Mr. A has been sued by mixed martial artist Kim Do-yoon, who suffered damage due to the wrongful disclosure of personal information, as well as Catholic University medical professor of psychiatry Chae Jeong-ho, who suffered the same damage, and the bereaved family of a university student who expressed grievances over the disclosure of personal information and subsequently took extreme measures.

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